☕ Cozy Small Town

Charming settings where everyone knows your name, the local diner serves as a confessional, and life moves slowly enough for love, healing, and second chances to take root.

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

225k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022

3.87

225k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

Wait for It

by Mariana Zapata • 2016

Raising her orphaned nephews, she never planned on the stoic neighbor who keeps showing up.

4.28

116k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 👩‍👦‍👦 Single Guardian 🫂 Found Family 😤 Grumpy Neighbor

Wait for It

Raising her orphaned nephews, she never planned on the stoic neighbor who keeps showing up.

by Mariana Zapata 2016

4.28

116k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 👩‍👦‍👦 Single Guardian 🫂 Found Family 😤 Grumpy Neighbor

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

by Lucy Gilmore • 2024

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

3.85

19k+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

by Lucy Gilmore 2024

3.85

19k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

Show Me How

by Hannah Cowan • 2025

A runaway bride strikes a deal with a guarded tattoo artist: intimate lessons, no feelings attached.

3.88

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 👰‍♀️ Runaway Bride

Show Me How

A runaway bride strikes a deal with a guarded tattoo artist: intimate lessons, no feelings attached.

by Hannah Cowan 2025

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 👰‍♀️ Runaway Bride

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Highland Fling

by Meghan Quinn • 2021

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

3.95

67k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Highland Fling

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

by Meghan Quinn 2021

3.95

67k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Christmas Boutique

by Jennifer Chiaverini • 2019

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

3.68

5k+

🧵 Quilting Community 🪡 Crafting As Healing 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Ensemble

The Christmas Boutique

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

by Jennifer Chiaverini 2019

3.68

5k+ ratings

🧵 Quilting Community 🪡 Crafting As Healing 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Ensemble

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Fairfleet Affair

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

Hello Doctor

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

Broke and uninsured, she nannies for her childhood crush, a single dad she's never stopped wanting.

4.11

9k+

🍼 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 💕 Best Friend's Sister 💭 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hello Doctor

Broke and uninsured, she nannies for her childhood crush, a single dad she's never stopped wanting.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023

4.11

9k+ ratings

🍼 Single Dad Romance 👶 Nanny Romance 💕 Best Friend's Sister 💭 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity

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